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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Cole Jack (16 Lists)



Man Alive by Thomas Page McBeeFrom Female to Male by Lou SullivanJust Add Hormones by Matt KaileyTeeny Weenies by Matt Kailey
Stories for Transgender FTM Transmen
64 books — 30 voters
Huntress by Malinda LoAncient, Ancient by Kiini Ibura SalaamDawn by Octavia E. ButlerZahrah the Windseeker by Nnedi OkoraforThe Salt Roads by Nalo Hopkinson
Speculative Fiction by Women of Color
184 books — 70 voters

Audition by Ryū MurakamiTruth and Bright Water by Thomas King
The dog dies...a cautionary list.
369 books — 272 voters
The Bone People by Keri HulmeThe Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera
Books By New Zealand Authors
878 books — 372 voters

Triton by Samuel R. DelanyThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinExtra (Ordinary) People by Joanna RussThe Birthday of the World and Other Stories by Ursula K. Le GuinRed Spider, White Web by Misha Nogha
Trans* Characters in Science Fiction
127 books — 67 voters
Boys Over Flowers by Yōko KamioAbsolute Boyfriend, Vol. 1 by Yuu WatasePeach Girl, Vol. 1 by Miwa UedaVampire Knight, Vol. 1 by Matsuri HinoFruits Basket, Vol. 1 by Natsuki Takaya
Most Overdramatic Shoujo Manga
56 books — 64 voters

Kindred by Octavia E. ButlerThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot DíazThe House on Mango Street by Sandra CisnerosParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerBeloved by Toni Morrison
Best Multi-Ethnic American Literature
297 books — 143 voters
Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo HopkinsonWide Sargasso Sea by Jean RhysWhite Teeth by Zadie SmithThe Salt Roads by Nalo HopkinsonMidnight Robber by Nalo Hopkinson
Caribbean/West Indian Diaspora Literature - Women (fiction)
208 books — 154 voters

AfroSF by Ivor W. HartmannEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank HerbertThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams1984 by George Orwell
Best Science Fiction
3,829 books — 7,579 voters
Flight by Sherman Alexie
Best Books You've Never Heard Of
1,267 books — 790 voters

Mirrorshades by Bruce SterlingAye, and Gomorrah by Samuel R. Delany
Best Science Fiction Anthologies/Collections
550 books — 260 voters
Hikaru no Go, Vol. 1 by Yumi HottaShibumi by TrevanianThe Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu
Best Fiction with Go (Igo, Baduk, Wei Qi)
23 books — 33 voters

Trouble on Triton by Samuel R. DelanyThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesStone Butch Blues by Leslie FeinbergLilith's Brood by Octavia E. Butler
Best Gender-Bending Books
613 books — 461 voters
The Nearest Exit May Be Behind You by S. Bear BergmanLetters for My Brothers by Megan M. RohrerThe Last Time I Wore a Dress by Daphne ScholinskiTransgender Warriors by Leslie FeinbergBecoming a Visible Man by Jamison Green
FTM / Trans Men
260 books — 211 voters

Eragon by Christopher PaoliniStuart Little by E.B. WhiteThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,579 books — 18,687 voters
Dune by Frank HerbertChildhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke1984 by George OrwellDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,705 books — 25,672 voters